2019: The Year in Pictures

01of 15Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper Bring Down the HouseMatt Sayles/GettyA single piano, a shared microphone and their passionate duet of “Shallow” (which won Best Original Song) atthe Oscarson Feb. 24 inspired tweets like “And with those opening notes,Lady Gagais now expectingBradley Cooper’s child.”

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Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper Bring Down the House

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A single piano, a shared microphone and their passionate duet of “Shallow” (which won Best Original Song) atthe Oscarson Feb. 24 inspired tweets like “And with those opening notes,Lady Gagais now expectingBradley Cooper’s child.”

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The Future King Turns 6

The Duchess of Cambridge

03of 15Lori Loughlin Leaves CourtLori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli in August.John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe/GettyThe actress and her husband had a court date on Aug. 27 after being charged with bribery and money laundering for paying $500,000 to get their daughters into the University of Southern California.

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Lori Loughlin Leaves Court

Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli in August.John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe/Getty

The actress and her husband had a court date on Aug. 27 after being charged with bribery and money laundering for paying $500,000 to get their daughters into the University of Southern California.

04of 15California Catches FireMarcus Yam/Los Angeles Times/GettyThe Maria Fire, which consumed more than 4,000 acres in just hours, raged in Santa Paula on Oct. 31.

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California Catches Fire

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The Maria Fire, which consumed more than 4,000 acres in just hours, raged in Santa Paula on Oct. 31.

05of 15A Father and Daughter Die Crossing the Rio GrandeJulia Le Duc/AP/ShutterstockOscar Alberto Martinez Ramirez and 23-month-old Valeria drowned trying to cross the river from Matamoros, Mexico, to Brownsville, Texas, on June 24—and became a symbol of the plight of migrants coming to the U.S.

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A Father and Daughter Die Crossing the Rio Grande

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Oscar Alberto Martinez Ramirez and 23-month-old Valeria drowned trying to cross the river from Matamoros, Mexico, to Brownsville, Texas, on June 24—and became a symbol of the plight of migrants coming to the U.S.

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Archie Goes to South Africa

Prince HarryandMeghan Markle’s 4-month-old son joined Mom and Dad on their meaningful September tour of South Africa, and made just one special appearance on the trip for a meeting with Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

07of 15Tempers Flare in the Cabinet RoomShealah Craighead/White House/ZumaSpeaker of the House Nancy Pelosi confronted President Donald Trump over the crisis along the Syria-Turkey border, before congressional Democrats walked out of the Oct. 16 meeting.

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Tempers Flare in the Cabinet Room

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi confronted President Donald Trump over the crisis along the Syria-Turkey border, before congressional Democrats walked out of the Oct. 16 meeting.

08of 15Simone Biles Lands a Triple-DoubleKyodo News/GettyThe decorated gymnast made history (again) on Oct. 5 in Stuttgart, Germany, landing her second triple-double, a move comprising two flips and three twists. The feat has been dubbed “the Biles.”

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Simone Biles Lands a Triple-Double

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The decorated gymnast made history (again) on Oct. 5 in Stuttgart, Germany, landing her second triple-double, a move comprising two flips and three twists. The feat has been dubbed “the Biles.”

09of 15Jane Fonda Gets CuffedJohn Lamparski/GettyThe 81-year-old actress (in Washington, D.C., Oct. 25) has been arrested four times this fall while protesting the climate crisis. “Why be a celebrity if you can’t leverage it for something that is this important?” she said.

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Jane Fonda Gets Cuffed

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The 81-year-old actress (in Washington, D.C., Oct. 25) has been arrested four times this fall while protesting the climate crisis. “Why be a celebrity if you can’t leverage it for something that is this important?” she said.

10of 15Heartbreak in El PasoMark Lambie/El Paso Times/USA TodayWalmart employees took cover after a shooter opened fire at the Cielo Vista Mall on Aug. 3. The gunman, who drove 11 hours through Texas to target Latinos, killed 22 people and injured 24.

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Heartbreak in El Paso

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Walmart employees took cover after a shooter opened fire at the Cielo Vista Mall on Aug. 3. The gunman, who drove 11 hours through Texas to target Latinos, killed 22 people and injured 24.

11of 15Women Walk in SpaceNASAAfter a shortage of right-size suits last time around, NASA astronaut Christina Koch (right) and flight engineer Jessica Meir prepared for the first all-female space walk Oct. 18. They replaced a failed power controller on the International Space Station.

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Women Walk in Space

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After a shortage of right-size suits last time around, NASA astronaut Christina Koch (right) and flight engineer Jessica Meir prepared for the first all-female space walk Oct. 18. They replaced a failed power controller on the International Space Station.

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Cardi B Makes an Entrance

Cardi B at the 2019 Met Gala.Dia Dipasupil/FilmMagic

13of 15U.S. Soccer Reigns AgainDenis Balibouse/ReutersMegan Rapinoe and her U.S. teammates celebrated after winning the World Cup in Lyon, France, July 7—and rallying the world around equal pay for women.

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U.S. Soccer Reigns Again

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Megan Rapinoe and her U.S. teammates celebrated after winning the World Cup in Lyon, France, July 7—and rallying the world around equal pay for women.

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A Predator Pursues Its Prey

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15of 15Greta Thunberg Sets SailBEN STANSALL/AFP/GettyThe Swedish climate activist, 16, prepared to leave England on Aug. 13 for New York City, where she would chastise world leaders—“How dare you!” she said of their inaction—at the United Nations. “We are not doomed unless we choose to be,” she told People. “My hope is that we can fix this crisis in time.”

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Greta Thunberg Sets Sail

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The Swedish climate activist, 16, prepared to leave England on Aug. 13 for New York City, where she would chastise world leaders—“How dare you!” she said of their inaction—at the United Nations. “We are not doomed unless we choose to be,” she told People. “My hope is that we can fix this crisis in time.”

source: people.com